【Hotel Vischio Toyama】Experience the World of the Traditional "Tsuzawa Yotaka Andon Festival" Up Close, Praying for Bountiful Harvest! Announcement of Mini Andon Lobby Exhibition

Hotel Vischio Toyama (Meirin-cho, Toyama City; General Manager: Fumiaki Takaoka) will exhibit a "mini Andon," a smaller version of the lanterns paraded in the "Tsuzawa Yotaka Andon Festival" held in Oyabe City, Toyama Prefecture, in its lobby from Thursday, May 7, 2026, to Saturday, June 6, 2026.

Tsuzawa Yotaka Andon Festival "Yotaka Andon" *Image

The "Tsuzawa Yotaka Andon Festival," held annually on the first Friday and Saturday of June in Oyabe City, Toyama Prefecture, is a magnificent and powerful traditional event where large Andon lanterns, approximately 6 meters high and 11 meters long, collide with each other to break the opponent's hanging decorations. The hanging decorations are three-dimensional frameworks of dragons, butterflies, peonies, etc., assembled from bamboo skewers, covered with Japanese paper, and decorated with vibrant colors such as red, yellow, and navy. The atmosphere becomes even more magical at night.

Mini Andon Details

Mini Andon Exhibition Image

The lobby will display a mini Andon, approximately 1/10 the size of the large Andon used in the "Tsuzawa Yotaka Andon Festival." This year's festival will be held on Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6, in the Tsuzawa town area of Oyabe City. The parading of the large Andon begins at 19:00, and the collisions start at 21:00. Please come and experience the powerful festival up close.

For more details about the festival, please refer to the Oyabe City Tourism Association website below.

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